Princess Olga: The Root of Russian Orthodoxy
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Princess Olga: The Root of Russian Orthodoxy

Stanislav Minakov

When she returned to Kiev, Olga brought with her icons, liturgical books, and the determination to convert the Russian people to Christianity.

The Greatest Gift of God
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The Greatest Gift of God

Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok

Love is the greatest gift of God that man can receive in this temporary world.

St. Anthony of the Caves and Ancient Russian Athos
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St. Anthony of the Caves and Ancient Russian Athos

On the Athonite Roots of Russian Monasticism

Sergei Shmel

This ascetic holds a special place among ancient Russian saints and is traditionally revered as the “chief of all Russian monks” because the monastery he founded on the hills of Kiev served as a center and school of ancient Russian monasticism and enlightenment for all of Rus’, for many centuries.

Just Love God!
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Just Love God!

Priest Sergei Chernyak

Indeed, this is our goal—to understand what God wants from us, where to go, how to lead our lives, how to think about God, how to change ourselves.

Holy Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895–1918)
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Holy Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895–1918)

Maria Tobolova

All those whose destinies crossed the paths in life of the Royal Family unanimously testified to the moral purity of the eldest Princess, her kindness, modesty, sensitivity, and sense of justice.